When a bookseller highlights one work, places it beside others or decides not to stock it at all, the store quietly steers the intellectual journey of its visitors.

We may be able to win this war – in Gaza, in Lebanon, and against Iran. But when we are surrounded by fundamentalist enemies that, like cancer cells, keep growing back, the promise of a "last war" is probably just wishful thinking.

Shas moves quickly to fill rabbinic vacancies, sidelining candidates who fit their cities.

Even in an age of advanced weapons and secular institutions, many of the world’s most consequential decisions are still made and understood under the shadow of God.

Can Israelis rise above their casual 'It'll be OK' attitude and achieve excellence? One exception proves they can.

A widening conflict between Israel and Iran is beginning to tie the Union’s economic future to decisions made in Jerusalem.